Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center This is an RSS file. You can use it to subscribe to this data in your favourite RSS reader or to display this data on your own website or blog.

Hospitals Largely Reported Addressing Requirements for EHR Contingency Plans
Results of a study using self-reported data from 400 hospitals that received Medicare incentive payments for using a certified electronic health record (EHR) system as of September 2014. Information includes EHR contingency plans related to HIPAA requirements, practices for contingency planning recommended by two Federal agencies, and hospitals' experiences with EHR disruptions. Features statistics with breakdowns by large or small hospitals, with small hospitals defined as those with 50 or fewer beds. -- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - July 25, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Disparities in the Health and Well-Being of Children and Youth in Rural Areas
Recording of a May 21, 2016 DataSpeak webinar. Topics addressed include trends in rural children's health, rural child mortality, and challenges facing American Indian children. Speakers included Janice Probst of the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center, Alana Knudson of the NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis, and Steve Holve of Indian Health Service. -- Maternal and Child Health Bureau (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - July 22, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Leveraging University-Community Partnerships in Rural Georgia: A Community Health Needs Assessment Template for Hospitals
Reports on a University of Georgia project where students and faculty conducted a community health needs assessment (CHNA) for a rural hospital. Provides detailed step-by-step description of the process used. (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - July 22, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Working in Rural Health
A video describing the benefits of working as a healthcare provider in a rural location. Length: 4:25 -- Washington State Department of Health (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - July 20, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Virginia ’s Physical Therapist Assistant Workforce: 2014
Results of a survey of physical therapist assistants in the state. Includes data, maps, and statistics organized by response rate, gender, age, employment and license status, race and ethnicity, rural versus urban childhood and current living situation, state recruitment rates, education levels and geographic distribution of work (ie: full time equivalency units). -- Virginia Department of Health Professions (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - July 20, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Virginia’s Physical Therapist Assistant Workforce: 2014
Results of a survey of physical therapist assistants in the state. Includes data, maps, and statistics organized by response rate, gender, age, employment and license status, race and ethnicity, rural versus urban childhood and current living situation, state recruitment rates, education levels and geographic distribution of work (ie: full time equivalency units). -- Virginia Department of Health Professions (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - July 20, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Fewer Than Half of WIC-Eligible Families Receive WIC Benefits
Examines the characteristics of families eligible for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) who receive WIC benefits compared to those who do not. Includes information on rural versus urban families participating in WIC. Identifies nonparticipating WIC-eligible families that could be targeted for outreach. -- Carsey School of Public Policy (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - July 20, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Surveillance Success Stories: The Fort Peck Indian Reservation
The objective was to establish a baseline of understanding of suicidal behavior on the reservation in order to effectively apply their suicide prevention resources, and monitor individual cases to determine if their methods were successful. -- Suicide Prevention Resource Center (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - July 20, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Dentists Providing Oral Health Care to Long Term Care Residents: Survey Chartbook & Four North Dakota Case Studies
Reports on a survey conducted to assess oral health services among long-term care (LTC) facilities in North Dakota, and provides an analysis of four rural case studies. Information gathered from survey includes their oral health policies and care practices, and an assessment of dental providers ’ views on geriatric oral health. -- University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - July 19, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Dentists Providing Oral Health Care to Long Term Care Residents: Survey Chartbook & Four North Dakota Case Studies
Reports on a survey conducted to assess oral health services among long-term care (LTC) facilities in North Dakota, and provides an analysis of four rural case studies. Information gathered from survey includes their oral health policies and care practices, and an assessment of dental providers’ views on geriatric oral health. -- University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - July 19, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

2016 Primary Care Needs Assessment
Report of the Maryland Primary Care Office to identify areas of focus for primary, dental, and mental healthcare and services. The overall needs of medically underserved areas and how state and federal funding and workforce resources can help people access primary care in those areas is also discussed. -- Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - July 19, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project (MBQIP) Quality Reporting Guide
A guide to assist Flex Coordinators and Critical Access Hospital staff who are working with the Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project (MBQIP) better understand the measure reporting process. Detailed information is provided on how to register for the reporting site, which measures are to be reported, and how to submit measures. -- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - July 18, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Health Equity Change Makers: Kiki's Story
Describes the work of the Chuuk Women’s Council founded in Chuuk in the Federated States of Micronesia. This organization’s primary focus is to support education for all children regardless of gender, and to support the advancement of women who have not completed school. The council also provides education and prevention on chronic and non-communicable diseases, and supports legislation that protects women and girls from domestic violence. -- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - July 18, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

2016 Nebraska Workforce Report
Report comparing healthcare workforce levels in all hospitals in the state versus Critical Access Hospitals only. Includes vacancy and turnover rates broken down by 5 districts across Nebraska, with particular focus on those healthcare professions with high rates of both. -- Nebraska Hospital Association (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - July 18, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

2016 Nebraska Workforce Report
Report comparing healthcare workforce levels in all hospitals in the state v. critical access hospitals only. Includes vacancy and turnover rates broken down by 5 districts across Nebraska, with particular focus on those healthcare professions with high rates of both. -- Nebraska Hospital Association (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - July 18, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news